When Mike McCarthy left the Cowboys, the 1st call Jerry Jones made was to Prime Time. To satisfy the Rooney Rule.

As owner and general manager extraordinaire Jerry Jones looks to land his next splash hire, Colorado coach Deion Sanders has emerged as an intriguing candidate in a potential jump to the NFL coaching ranks. According to multiple reports, Jones and Sanders have already spoken about the opening.

Jerry Jones has owned the Cowboys since the spring of 1989, at which time he made the brilliant decision to hire a college coach — Jimmy Johnson — as the Dallas head man. Johnson had been at Oklahoma State for five seasons (1979-83) and with the Miami Hurricanes for five more (1984-88).